Geriatric Emergencies

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A Discussion-based Review

Series: Current Topics in Emergency Medicine

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Geriatric Emergencies explores the complexities and challenges of treating elderly patients in emergency settings. It covers the physiological changes and high-risk conditions unique to this demographic, highlighting atypical presentations that often lead to misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis. The book provides practical guidance to minimise morbidity and mortality while addressing difficult psychosocial issues such as psychiatric disorders and end-of-life care.
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This book is ideal for emergency physicians and all healthcare providers involved in acute medical or surgical care of elderly patients seeking specialised knowledge on managing this growing patient population effectively.

The elderly represent the fastest growing segment of the population in developed countries, reflected in the patient population presenting to EDs and hospitals. These patients more often than not have greater co-morbidities, more complicated workups and utilize more laboratory and radiologic services.

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The elderly represent the fastest growing segment of the population in developed countries, reflected in the patient population presenting to EDs and hospitals. These patients often have greater co-morbidities, more complicated workups, and utilise more laboratory and radiologic services.

Geriatric Emergencies is designed to teach emergency physicians how best to care for this specific demographic of patients. It addresses physiological changes, high-risk conditions, and atypical presentations associated with elderly patients in the ED that result in frequent misdiagnosis or delays in diagnosis. It instructs readers on how best to care for elderly patients to minimise morbidity and mortality, addressing some of the difficult psychosocial issues that confront healthcare providers, such as psychiatric disease and end-of-life care.

The utility of Geriatric Emergencies is not limited to emergency physicians; it is also useful to all healthcare providers involved in the treatment of elderly patients with acute medical or surgical conditions.

Series: Current Topics in Emergency Medicine

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118753347

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 July 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Contributors:

Edited by Peter Rosen
Edited by Amal Mattu
Edited by Shamai Grossman
Associate editor Robert Anderson
Associate editor Christopher R. Carpenter
Associate editor Andrew Chang
Associate editor Jon Mark Hirshon
Associate editor Ula Hwang
Associate editor Maura Kennedy

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 196.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 934g

Pages: 448

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Education & Reference Health & Wellness Non-Fiction Series: Current Topics in Emergency Medicine

About the Author

Series Editors:
Shamai Grossman, Assistant Professor of Medicine; Director, Clinical Decision Unit and Cardiac Emergency Center. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.

Peter Rosen, Senior Lecturer Emergency Medicine Harvard Medical School; Attending Emergency Physician Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Visiting Clinical Professor Emergency Medicine University of Arizona; Professor Emergency Medicine University of California San Diego, MA.

Editor-Chief:
Amal Mattu, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Dr. Mattu is one of the leading emergency medicine educators in the US and a strong advocate for geriatric emergency medicine training. He has authored or co-authored 5 books for Wiley, including his extremely successful ECGs for Emergency Physicians titles, which have been perennial bestsellers. Dr. Mattu is Consulting Editor for Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America; he is a popular speaker at conferences around the world and he has won multiple awards for his excellence in teaching, including national awards from the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine.

Geriatric Emergencies